29/01/2012
G’day from Brisbane, Australia’s third largest city!
And finally, some sunshine to lift our moods from the drab and dreary Surfers Paradise!
Scott has stayed and worked in Brisbane previously for three weeks last year. Even though Brisbane isn’t well known for its incredible nightlife, culture or action-packed activities he felt it was definitely worth a visit as what it does have are beautiful landscaping, impeccable cleanliness and a warm ‘home-from-home’ feel.
For our first day here we spent our time taking in the city sights and browsing the shops for clothes we can’t afford [which never usually stops us, but trying to be sensible here] and chilling by the pool at our hostel. I feel now is a good time to give a shout-out / shameless plug to the YHA Hostel we were staying at for our time here. Apparently it was voted ‘best hostel’ in Australia last year, which came as no surprise to either of us as it is a really nice place to call home for a few nights. Each floor is given a theme [we were on the ‘Outback’ level] and they have really made an effort to give the building a sleek, modern, homely feel. There are interesting sculptures all over the place and lots of quirky/fun items [like the floor in the lifts] dotted around to give the occupant something to amuse at. There is also a pool and a massive kitchen area to freely use, not too shabby!
[Just so you know, we’re not on commission for saying that – although if it comes our way in the future we wouldn’t dismiss it…]
And finally, some sunshine to lift our moods from the drab and dreary Surfers Paradise!
Scott has stayed and worked in Brisbane previously for three weeks last year. Even though Brisbane isn’t well known for its incredible nightlife, culture or action-packed activities he felt it was definitely worth a visit as what it does have are beautiful landscaping, impeccable cleanliness and a warm ‘home-from-home’ feel.
For our first day here we spent our time taking in the city sights and browsing the shops for clothes we can’t afford [which never usually stops us, but trying to be sensible here] and chilling by the pool at our hostel. I feel now is a good time to give a shout-out / shameless plug to the YHA Hostel we were staying at for our time here. Apparently it was voted ‘best hostel’ in Australia last year, which came as no surprise to either of us as it is a really nice place to call home for a few nights. Each floor is given a theme [we were on the ‘Outback’ level] and they have really made an effort to give the building a sleek, modern, homely feel. There are interesting sculptures all over the place and lots of quirky/fun items [like the floor in the lifts] dotted around to give the occupant something to amuse at. There is also a pool and a massive kitchen area to freely use, not too shabby!
[Just so you know, we’re not on commission for saying that – although if it comes our way in the future we wouldn’t dismiss it…]
That night we decided to go out as we’ve been a bit lame
recently and mostly had quiet nights, and we are but young only once! We went
to a night club called ‘Family’ which was awesome; good music, good people etc
but not until Scott took us to the wrong place initially where we spent $7 to
get in, only to walk straight back out. Cheers for that Scotty! Money well
spent…
I’ll give a little name drop to some of the people we met that night, as I believe I promised we would; so thanks for an awesome night Andrew and the girls!
I’ll give a little name drop to some of the people we met that night, as I believe I promised we would; so thanks for an awesome night Andrew and the girls!
If you ever come to Brisbane you have to see it at night, if
there’s one thing this city does better than most it is illuminating the night
sky and creating the perfect ‘postcard’ view. The photos I took don’t do it the
slightest bit of justice, so I'm not going to include them, what I will show
you though is the awesome ad-campaigns they have, like the one pictured below which
Scott seemed to love…
30/01/2012
Our second day predominately consisted of us chilling out at
the hostel, nursing our hangovers and enjoying the contrast between the sun’s
rays, humid air and the cooling properties of the pool. The evening was spent
in two halves; I [Luke] went for a meal / a few drinks with a lovely fellow and
Scott spent the evening with another Luke (his friend from Coogee).
31/01/2012
Our final full day was spent at a theme park. We’d been
stressing about which one to choose ever since we first arrived back in Byron,
but we finally settled on ‘Wet n Wild’ as it was A) the cheapest and B) it was
beautiful sunny day – so it made sense!
Anyone who has been to a theme park with me before should know by now that I am the biggest wuss when it comes extreme rides. I like things that are fast and I like things that spin but what I really can’t do are things that make you fall. Not shockingly, a waterpark is full of rides where you fall [almost vertically] so I was pretty screwed to start with. Nethertheless we both had a wicked time.
Anyone who has been to a theme park with me before should know by now that I am the biggest wuss when it comes extreme rides. I like things that are fast and I like things that spin but what I really can’t do are things that make you fall. Not shockingly, a waterpark is full of rides where you fall [almost vertically] so I was pretty screwed to start with. Nethertheless we both had a wicked time.
Scott’s favourites were the Aqualoop and Surfrider (I
couldn’t bring myself to do either [lame]). The Aqualoop looked terrifying, you
start by being weighed to make sure you are heavy enough and then you are given
a t-shirt to wear for extra protection. Finally when you get to the top of the
stairs you are put in a tube and after the count of three the floor is realised
from underneath your feet and you drop into a slide which has a 70 degree loop.
Scott managed to make it around the whole slide but some people got stuck in
the tube and had to be recused by the lifeguards…. Not scary at all!
Scott ready to be launched...
My ride of choice… Lazyriver HA!
Not
to alarm our mothers, but we both came back from the park sunburnt to a crisp.
The evening was again spent in two halves… Everyone loves a little holiday
romance.
No comments:
Post a Comment